कर लेते

do; get done, could do

→ करना

phrase Rare #9,474

do; get done Often used with a following auxiliary, as in कर लेते हैं, to suggest doing or getting something done. The exact meaning depends on context and can include “let’s do it” or “manage to do.”

HI: हम यह काम अभी कर लेते हैं।

EN: Let’s get this done now.

जब तक हम ऐसा नहीं कर लेते, वो तुम्हारे लिए एक बड़ा ख़तरा है और हमारे लिए भी।

Until we do that, they’re a major threat to you and to us, too.

— Khufiya (2023)

हाँ भैया तुम तो पता नहीं क्या क्या कर लेते!

Man, you can do just about anything!

— Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021)

यहीं कर लेते हैं।

Let’s do it right here.

— Pagglait (2021)

हाँ, कर लेते हैं।

Yes, let's do it.

— AK vs AK (2020)

डांस तो अच्छा कर लेते हो तुम।

You’re actually pretty good at dancing.

— OMG 2 (2023)

phrase Rare #11,102

could do Often used to make a suggestion or describe something that could have been done. The verb after कर सकते vary with the subject and tense.

HI: आप पहले उनसे बात कर लेते।

EN: You could have spoken to them first.

एक बार आप लोग गीत से बात कर लेते तो अच्छा होता।

It would have been better if you’d talked to Geet first.

— Jab We Met (2007)

महाकाल बाबा के दर्शन कर लेते।

We could have gone to see Mahakal Baba.

— OMG 2 (2023)

उसे तुरंत गिरफ़्तार कर लेते हम।

We would have arrested him immediately.

— Soni (2019)